Ray: The 4.53 is the reflection at the terminal, so it is (Zl-Z0)/(Zl+Z0), WHY? Why do you think (Zl-Z0)/(Zl+Z0) has been reflect back to source? Thanks Peter -----Original Message----- From: ray jiang [mailto:jlray2000@xxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:26 AM To: Peter Zhu; si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [SI-LIST] Question about the Equation in Handbook of Black Magic Peter,=20 I have some idea on this question. The 4.53 is the reflection at the terminal, so it is (Zl-Z0)/(Zl+Z0). The deduce can be found in any books about transmition line theroy. As 4.52, i agree with you that it is the fraction of propagating signal that is absorbed by the load, which should be 1-R2(w) =3D 2Z0/(Zl+Z0). If this deduce is right, i think the book has made a mistake. Best Regards, Ray Jiang On 4/19/05, Peter Zhu <peter.zhu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > All: >=20 > One question in Dr. Howard Johnson-High Speed Digital Design: >=20 > How to understand the Equation 4.52 and 4.53 >=20 > I believe the T(W) is the fraction of propagating signal that is > absorbed by the load, and the R2(W) is the fraction of propagating > signal that reflects back toward the source. >=20 > But where do the two equations come from? How to deduce it? I think it's > the base to fully understand the signal reflection. >=20 > Thanks in advance. >=20 > Peter >=20 > UTStarcom >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >=20 > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >=20 > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >=20 > List FAQ wiki page is located at: > http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ >=20 > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.org >=20 > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu